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JVS (other)
JVS may refer to: * Jamaican vomiting sickness * JAMMA Video Standard, a standard for arcade machines * Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union * ''Journal of Vaishnava Studies'' * ''Journal of Vascular Surgery'' * Josephson voltage standard See also * * JV (other) * JSV (other) * SJV (other) * SVJ (other) * VJS (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaican Vomiting Sickness
Jamaican vomiting sickness, also known as toxic hypoglycemic syndrome (THS), acute ackee fruit intoxication, or ackee poisoning, is an acute illness caused by the toxins hypoglycin A and hypoglycin B, which are present in fruit of the ackee tree. While in the fully ripened arils, hypoglycin A is at levels of less than 0.1 ppm, in unripe arils it can be over 1000 ppm and can cause vomiting and even death. Some countries in the Caribbean and Western Africa experience frequent cases. Presentation Abdominal discomfort begins two to six hours after eating unripe ackee fruit, followed by sudden onset vomiting. In severe cases, profound dehydration, seizures, coma, and death may ensue. Children and those who are malnourished are more susceptible to the disease. Pathophysiology When ingested, hypoglycin A is metabolized to produce methylenecyclopropylacetic acid (MCPA). MCPA acts to inhibit the beta-oxidation of fatty acids in two ways. First, it interferes with the transport of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |